After a restful Easter break, it is so exciting to be back for the Summer Term at Westholme. Already, students have dived right back into co-curricular activities alongside their academic subjects. Notably, the Year 13 A Level Drama students performed for an examiner on Wednesday, marking the start of exam season. As well as this,…
The annual Prep 5 Reading Competition took place at the Croston theatre towards the end of last term. Over the past few weeks, pupils have been working hard in the classroom practising their readings for the class house reading competition. The staff then faced the challenging task of selecting students to take part in today’s final….
At the end of last term, it gave us great pleasure to appoint our new Head Girl, Elley, and Head Boy, Zak (both centre in the picture below). Congratulations to them both as we now look forward to seeing them make their mark on the school in their senior year as Westholme students. The news…
Congratulations to Elizabeth in Year 11 on her recent success in the world of tennis! Over the Easter break, Elizabeth travelled down to London to play in the U16 Junior National Championships at the National Tennis Centre. Elizabeth entered both the singles and doubles competitions, and was testing her skills against some of the best…
Congratulations to INSPIRED Sixth Former Darcie, who was recently awarded Best Soloist in the prestigious National Youth Brass Band Competition. This year, the competition was held at Hymers College in Hull. Darcie travelled to the East Coast to take part in the event, which is one of Britain’s oldest musical institutions. Darcie did fantastically well…
Last week, Westholme School was privileged to welcome Olympic gold medalist James Guy for an exclusive session with our sports scholars and swimming team. As one of Britain’s most accomplished swimmers, James shared his incredible journey, from early training days to standing on the podium at the Olympic Games. During his visit, James spoke about…
Westholme welcomed more than 50 guests to its inaugural community Iftar – the evening meal when Muslims break their fast during Ramadan. The event, held in the dining hall, brought together students, families, staff and members of the wider community to celebrate diversity, foster understanding, and share a special evening of food and faith. Children…
Westholme’s Junior Journalist club welcomed a special visitor this week – former journalist Lisa Egan-Woodhouse. Lisa, who used to work for titles such as the Lancashire Telegraph, Manchester Evening News, Accrington Observer, Rossendale Free Press and Stockport Express, told the Prep-R, 1 and 2 children the differences between a lead story and a nib (news…
Article written by Mr Barnett, Teacher of PE The annual Magowan Gala is always the most keenly anticipated event in the Westholme Prep sporting calendar. It is a swimming gala between Westholme and Stonyhurst, held in the memory of William Magowan who was a pupil of both schools. William left Westholme at the end of Year…
Every child in Prep 6 entered our Public Speaking Competition. Each student had to either read an extract from a book they had particularly enjoyed or write a speech about something they were interested in. They performed their speeches to the whole of Prep 6. The Prep 6 teachers, alongside Mrs Hornby, had a very…
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